Biotechnology

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is currently deliberating whether the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) have the legal authority to assess and revoke the validity of issued U.S. patents, during a third party challenge proceedings.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are desperately seeking to increase competition for prescription drugs. A recent blog post by the FDA Commissioner has outlined their strategy for reducing the barriers to generic drug approval.

New treatments for African trypanosomiasis (aka African Sleeping Sickness) have been a hot topic for university research and not for profit organisations for over a decade. Researchers at JMU (Germany) have discovered the latest hot hit.